US, Europe expel Russian envoys over UK spy attack

A car with diplomatic plates is parked in front of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 26, 2018. (Reuters pic)

PARIS: The United States and its European allies on Monday expelled scores of Russian diplomats in a coordinated action against Moscow which they accuse of poisoning an ex-spy in Britain.

Here is a list of the countries and the number of Russians expelled.

US, Canada, Australia
The United States expelled 60 alleged “spies” posted around the country and at the Russian mission to the United Nations.

It also closed the Russian consulate in Seattle over alleged spying at the nearby Kitsap submarine base and Boeing.

The retaliation against Moscow was taken “in response to Russia’s use of a military-grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said.